I’ve tried a number of ‘remote desktop’ apps that allow you to control a Mac or a PC from an iPhone or iPad, but their performance over a wireless network has always been too sluggish for them to be of much practical use.
Splashtop Set-up is effectively automatic on the iDevice
Not surprisingly, then, I was quite sceptical …

love this on Android

And the other direction?

The number of times lost/puzzled family members have asked me to help setup a new email account or check some settings on their iDevice is quite high - I'd love for there to be away to remotely control an iDevice from my PC! (Or another iDevice)

A bit rubbish.....

It doesn't run properly as a service on Windows. So you need to log on in order for it to start in the system tray. So you either need to leave the pc logged on, or use WOL and RDP onto your PC, though the latter doesn't work as RDP clashes with splashtop.

But what about security....

It is indeed a great app, and I was using it up until a day ago.

However, the makers give *no* details regarding security: no mention of end-to-end SSL encryption or any other security mechanisms (and an avoidance of questions on the subject); no mention of how your data is stored or used (i.e. Google account details); no details of how the remote client connects; no details of how the password you provide to login is transmitted...

All of which makes this app unusable in my eyes. So I've had to fork out the £20 for LogMeIn ignition.

you could argue

why should one company not allow a massively used web platform.

they say flash is insecure but i'd take flash any day over that virus apple call itunes. i would also say that i bet flash is a damn site more reliable than apple products. we have had a 50% failure rate on iphones here! that is much worse than ANY bit of hardware ive ever come across.

LogMeIn?

But how does it compare to logmein? I'm awaiting the arrival of my apple fondleslab and have so far used logmein to access the home computer on the move on my laptop. However, the point of the iPad is to not have to lug my laptop when travelling... Would you still stick with Splashtop over the likes of LogMeIn who charge 8.99 for "Ignition" for iPad?

Please also list the apps you already ruled out

Bit of a cheek

to charge a whole five bucks for this when (on Android, at least) there are at least half a dozen other remote desktop apps that are decent performance and free. I'm currently quite satisfied with AndroidVNC which didn't cost me a cent. Plus it will talk to my Linux boxen, which Splashtop won't.

and its how secure?

So lets get clear, you rate this as 90%, but this is an app that will tunnel through your home firewall and let you connect to your computers inside your home. And yet there is no mention of "security" anywhere in this article.

More scarily, there in no mention of how secure this app is on the the iStore web page, or even the developers own web page.

Going into the support forum it seem there is little / no security by default.

And you still want to install this app??

Leads me to question how you can do a serious review of a product, and not ask the obvious questions, and how it should ever get a 90% rating [Ahh I forgot, features, features and more features], and we wonder why the bad guys have it so easy.......

not very good

have you tried to access your PC from another location over the internet? ssssssslow! Didn't expect it to fly, but expected much better response time. Tested it from a number of locations. All had good WiFi signal and speed.

...and, why would I use it on my network, surely, it's easier to walk up to you computer.

As someone said above, no details about the security aspect of the connection etc. so, I've spent £1.19, but the app is not staying on my PC/iPhone.